Computer graphics spills from milk to medicine
... Computer graphics is no longer just about pretty pictures and realism for the sake of aesthetics. We have harnessed the math and physics necessary to generate realistic images of a wide range of natural materials based on what they are made of. With our approach, computer graphics can contribute to a handful o...New studies on goats' milk show it is more beneficial to health than cows' milk
... ... This project, conducted by Doctor Javier Daz Castro and directed by professors...... ... PPAR (peroxisome proliferator-activator receptor gamma) is a nuclear receptor that is known to regulate metabolism and inflammation in various organisms. In fact, human PPA...Boosting key milk nutrients may help lower type 2 diabetes risk
... In the thorough analy...UCR biologists unravel the genetic secrets of black widow spider silk
... The black widow spiders dragline silk is a standout compared to other spider silks because of its superior strength and extensibility, a combination which enables black widow dragline silk to absorb enormous amounts of energy. These properties suggest that synthetically-produced silk...Got milk? How breastfeeding affects HIV transmission
Mother to child transmission of HIV accounts for a large proportion of HIV infections in children, with many infected as a result of breastfeeding, which requires transfer of the virus across mucosal barriers. DC-SIGN, a DC lectin receptor, interacts with HIV and is found at high expression levels in tonsillar tissue. ...... In a paper appearing online on October 20 in advance of print publicati...Boosting key milk nutrients may protect against cancer
... The four-year clinical trial included more than one thousand women over the age of 55 in one of three supplement groups: 1) calcium (1400-1500mg) plus vitamin D (1100 IU vitamin D) 2) calcium only (1400-1500 mg) or 3) a placebo. The researchers found that the ris...Skimmed milk -- Straight from the cow
... The researchers also plan to breed commercial herds producing milk with the unique characteristics required to make a butter that is spreadable straight from the fridge. They have already identified a cow, Marge, with the gen...HIV in breast milk killed by flash-heating, new study finds
... ... The findings, to appear in the July 1 print issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, but now available online, provide hop...Milk beats soy for post-weighlifting muscle gain
... ... "Our thinking going into the s...... Stronger than steel and more elastic than rubber: spider silk is unsurpassed in its expandability, resistance to tearing, and toughness. Spider silk would be an ideal material for a large variety of medical and technical applications, and researchers are thus interested in learning the spiders' secrets and imitating their technique. A team lead by Thomas Scheibel at the Technical Universit...Early Europeans unable to stomach milk
... In a study, published in the journal 'PNAS', the team shows that the gene that controls our ability to digest milk was missing from Neolithic skeletons dating to between 5840 and 5000 BC. However, through exposure to milk, lactose tolerance evolved extremely rapidly, in evolutionary terms. Today, it is present in over ninety per cent of the population of northern Europe and is also found in...Researchers warn milk eliminates cardiovascular health benefits of tea
... ....How mammals fuel milk production may have implications for cancer
... The researchers found that one of three isoforms of the gene known as Akt is specifically required for lactating mice to synthesize sufficient quantities of milk to support their offspring. While the loss of so-called...Fortified milk reduces morbidity in preschool children
... Some micronutrients have a crucial role in generation, maintenance and amplification of immune responses in th...The Milky Way shaped life on Earth
Frenzied star-making in the Milky Way Galaxy starting about 2400 million years ago had extraordinary effects on life on Earth. Harvests of bacteria in the sea soared and crashed in a succession of booms and busts, with an instability not seen before or since. According to new results published by Dr. Henrik Svensmark of the Danish National Space Center in the journal Astronomische Nachrichten, t...Friendly bacteria in alcoholic milkshake could fight food allergies
... "Friendly" bacteria in kefir may play a role in blocking the pathway involved in allergic responses, Lisa Richards reports in Chemistry & Industry, SCI's fortnightly magazine. Re...Pheromone from mother's milk may rapidly promote learning in newborn mammals
By studying the ability of newborn rabbit pups to learn the significance of new odors, researchers have found that a mammary pheromone secreted in mother's milk may act as a chemical booster that facilitates the ability of pups to quickly associate environmental odors with the opportunity to nurse. The findings, which deepen our understanding of pheromone function and how learning occurs in the...Tarantulas produce silk from their feet
... Adam Summers, a UC Irvine professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was among the team of scientists who made the discovery using zebra tarantulas from Costa Rica. The team found that the tarantulas secrete silk from spigots on their legs, allowing them to better cling to surfaces. Until now, spiders were only known to spin silk f...Be still my beating heart: Ilk gene underlies heart failure
... ... Independent research groups from the labs of Drs. William J. Muller...Transgenic goat's milk offers hope for tackling children's intestinal disease
It's hard to improve on milk, but animal scientists at the University of California, Davis, have found that milk produced by transgenic goats, which carry the gene for an antibacterial enzyme found in human breast milk, altered the intestinal bacteria in young goats and pigs that were fed the milk.... The researchers hope these findings will one day lead to milk that protects infants and childre...Experts find better way to scrub milking hardware
Researchers at Penn State have devised a novel way to clean and disinfect milking equipment, using little more than salt water. The new method could be a safer and cheaper alternative to conventional cleaning systems....... "Concentrated chemicals used in the conventional cleaning are stored on the farm and on contact, they can cause serious burns in the eyes and on skin," says Dr. Ali Demirci, a...A fatty acid found in milk may help control inflammatory diseases
MADISON - One of the isomers of conjugated linoleic acid, a group of fatty acids found in milk, is a natural regulator of the COX-2 protein, which plays a significant role in inflammatory disease such as arthritis and cancer, according to a study published by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers. ......"It's clear from previous research that conjugated linoleic acid, or CLA, prevents infla...Milk genomics and human health symposium
Nov. 10-11 -- International experts in nutrition, genomics, bioinformatics and milk will gather to discuss genomic research related to milk during the second International Symposium on Milk Genomics and Human Health. The event, sponsored by the California Dairy Research Foundation, will be held at COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts in Napa, Calif. Speakers will discuss such topi...New pediatrics study shatters milk myth-news Conf. 3/07, noon EST, Natl. Press Club
WASHINGTON -- In a new scientific review scheduled to appear in the March issue of the peer-reviewed journal, Pediatrics, Cornell-trained nutritionist Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D., and co-authors show that dairy products do not promote bone health in children and young adults. Physical activity does have a positive impact on bone health, while evidence linking bone health with dairy product consumption i...Perchlorate found in dairy and breast milk samples from across the country
In a new study of breast milk and store-bought milk from across the United States, scientists at Texas Tech University found perchlorate in every sample but one. The results suggest that this thyroid-disrupting chemical may be more widespread than previously believed.... ...The report was published Feb. 22 on the Web site of , a peer-reviewed journal of the American Chemical Society, the world's...Spider silks, the ecological materials of tomorrow?
Spider silks could become the intelligent materials of the future, according to a review article published this month in the journal Microbial Cell Factories. The characteristics of spider silk could have applications in areas ranging from medicine to ballistics....... The distinctive toughness of spider silk could allow manufacturers to improve wound-closure systems and plasters, and to produce...Scientists achieve self-assembly of spider silk fiber in insect cells
For the first time anywhere, scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and from Germany have succeeded in producing self-assembled spider web fibers under laboratory conditions, outside of the bodies of spiders. This fiber is significantly stronger than the silk fiber made by silkworms....... , opens the way to commercial development of this spider fiber for numerous industrial applicati...